In the build up to Tracey Emin’s 2019 show A Fortnight of Tears at White Cube Bermondsey, Holly Black visited the British artist in her East London studio, resulting in a candid interview for Elephant Issue 38. “I wanted to show the beginning and the end of something,” Emin told Black of the deeply personal and emotionally raw exhibit. “So, you’ve got me being pregnant, and then you’ve got my mum dying, and everything in between. When my mum died it was as if part of the world died too.” Head to Elephant Kiosk now to scoop up three back issues of Elephant for the price of two, and read the article in full.
